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pathophysiology diagnosis growthhormone pediatrics peds pituitary 21hydroxylasedeficiency 21ohd acute chronic closedangle diabetes diabeticketoacidosis dka excess feedbackloop glaucoma glftap hypertensive keratoconus
Feedback Loop: Growth Hormone (GH) Growth Hormone: • Liver -> GHR activates JAK-STAT pathway -> Incr IGF1
Growth Hormone (GH ... activates lipolysis Signs ... /Symptoms: • GH ... abn lipid • GH ... #FeedbackLoop #endocrinology
Growth Hormone Excess - Pathogenesis and clinical findings • Acromegaly and gigantism share the same pathophysiology
time of onset of GH ... GH excess prior ... GH excess after ... Overproduction #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #endocrinology
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD): Pathogenesis and clinical findings Psychological Hypothesis • Cognitive behavioral model: Emotional disturbance arising from
regions suspected Genetics ... ObsessiveCompulsive #PersonalityDisorder ... Diagnosis #Psychiatry #Signs ... #Symptoms
Keratoconus: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings Genetics • Family history of keratoconus • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome • Down, Turner,
Clinical Findings Genetics ... > Keratoconus Signs ... / Symptoms / Complications ... • Rizutti's Sign ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology
Prader-Willi Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings • Maternal uniparental disomy: inheriting 2 copies of maternal chromosome
Prader-Willi Syndrome Signs ... /Symptoms/Complications ... PraderWilli #Syndrome #genetics
Retinoblastoma: Pathogenesis and clinical findings • Sporadic mutation -> One allele of RB1 tumor suppressor gene
Retinoblastoma Signs ... / Symptoms / Complications ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms
Pituitary Mass Effects - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings • Pituitary turnors are almost always a benign
following order; GH ... Signs / Symptoms ... / Complications ... #SideEffects #endocrinology
21-Hydroxylase Deficiency (21-OHD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings Autosomal recessive mutation in CYP21A2 coding for the enzyme 21-OHase
Signs/Symptoms/Complications ... pathophysiology #genetics ... #endocrinology
Acute Closed Angle Glaucoma: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings OPHTHALMIC EMERGENCY: Early detection is essential, but most patients
lights are a key symptom ... damage & blindness Signs ... / Symptoms / Complications ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings • Note: in DKA, body K+ is lost
Signs/Symptoms/Complications ... pathophysiology #endocrinology
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